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I received my PhD in Chemistry at Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), in Santiago Chile (2012). After this I moved to Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias, to work with Dr. Hermann Niemeyer to the present.
I am interested in the chemistry of natural products, specifically in plant secondary metabolites of the native flora of Chile. Specifically my interest has focused on the search for diterpenes with antibacterial and antifungal, insecticidal essential oils, and alkaloids with psychoactive effects. Also my interest lately has focused on the ethnopharmacology of native flora from Northern Chile.
Currently, I work collaborate with scientists from different disciplines, institutions and countries to collaborate in the analysis of the biocultural evolution of pre-Hispanic populations from Atacama Oases.
In October 2012 I will start working on my first project FONDECYT (2013-2015): Exploration of the psychoactive potential of native flora from northern Chile in relation to its use in pre-Hispanic times.